IDGA Honors NCOIC for Contribution to Network-Centric Warfare

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA) yesterday awarded the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) for its outstanding contribution to the advancement of network-centric warfare (NCW). During its seventh annual NCW conference, IDGA honored the NCOIC's work in establishing a developers' "tool kit" that can accelerate U.S. and allied military interoperability via the deployment of network-centric systems.

The developers' kit includes a company and industry-neutral set of NCW principles, processes, best practices and tools that are available free of charge at http://www.ncoic.org. The Consortium's online resources can help developers assure that a new system will advance interoperability; determine how a legacy system can bridge the gap between current and desired levels of net-centricity; and adapt systems to meet evolving interoperability and NCW requirements.

In accepting IDGA's award, NCOIC chairman emeritus Harry Raduege said, "We salute IDGA for its efforts to advance net-centricity and for recognizing the Consortium's contributions. Our tool kit enables the military to identify gaps between existing and planned systems' ability to support NCW as well as their ability to operate within a network. It is part of a suite of deliverables that represents some of the best collaboration and thinking of industry, government and academia."

About NCOIC

The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) is a not-for-profit association committed to the rapid global deployment of network-centric applications. Established in 2004, NCOIC consists of more than 100 members from 19 nations. They represent defense companies, large-scale systems integrators, information technology providers, government agencies and academia. NCOIC's advisory bodies include government officials, standards groups and other key stakeholders. For more information, visit http://www.NCOIC.org.

About IDGA

The IDGA is a non-partisan, information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense. Its NCW Awards honor, recognize and promote initiatives that exemplify the principles of network-centric warfare and support information age transformation. For more information, visit http://www.idga.org.